"I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me."

-- Dave Barry

#Respect Quotes #Funny Inspirational Quotes #Party Quotes

“Poor kids are much more likely to become sick than their richer counterparts, but much less likely to have health insurance. Talk about a double whammy.”
“He drew a deep breath. 'Well, I'm back,' he said.”
“God and the devil lose to a common enemy: inertia.”
“If you know what's going on and know how society can be improved and happiness advanced, you tend to focus on how to get things done that will help health, safety, opportunity, justice, accountability of powerful institutions to the people they are supposed to serve.”
“I still donâ€™t know if this is a good quality or a bad one, to be able to be in the moment and then step out of it.”
“Watching a scene from a film in slow motion is possible, but thereâ€™s an unreal air to it; reading a passage from a book slowly does nothing to rob the words of their power. A film presents images; a book creates images inside the reader, with the readerâ€™s active participation. Books are good for your brain.”
“Optimism expressed as conservation of delta V.”

Source : James S. A. Corey (2013). “Abaddon's Gate: Book 3 of the Expanse”, p.153, Hachette UK
“I have noticed before that there is a category of acquaintanceship that is not friendship or business or romance, but speculation, fascination.”

You may also like:

Alan Zweibel
Producer
Amy Tan
Film writer
Art Buchwald
Humorist
Carl Hiaasen
Journalist
Gene Weingarten
Journalist
Mitch Albom
Author
Ridley Pearson
Author
Russell Baker
Writer
Stephen King
Author